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| - Dr. Wood is amazing and has given me back a huge part of my life! This is going to be a super long review, but if you are considering seeing Dr. Wood for anything, it is worth the read. Even if you aren't considering seeing him but have migraines and are looking for treatment options, you should read my ridiculously long review!
I have suffered from severe migraine headaches since I was 10 years old. I get all the textbook symptoms with these migraines - vomiting, photophobia, excruciating pain in my head and neck, horrible fatigue, difficulty reading, focusing, intolerance to noises, scents - you name it, I get it. I have missed school and work so many times over the past 20 years I've lost track, and I've toughed it through a work day countless times and suffered for days because of it. After a 90+ hour migraine, I was absolutely desperate for relief and to get back to work after missing a day and a half already. Dr. Wood's office amazingly worked me in the next morning to talk about my options. I went in to his office in horrible pain, unable to tolerate light, sounds, or scents and I left WITHOUT my sunglasses on and actually didn't want to die!
Dr. Wood was SO kind and patient with me, took his time and never rushed me at all. He answered all my questions (even though I'm a super annoying and inquisitive patient, he was so nice and polite and did not seem to be at all bothered by my million questions!). When I was satisfied with our discussion and I had decided that his treatment was the right choice for me, we proceed with the treatment that same day! He was very honest with me about the procedure and his experiences, and I felt very safe and relaxed with him, knowing I could trust him. I've seen a lot of doctors for my migraines over the years and I've actually never had a doctor be so kind, patient, willing to listen to me, and discuss what all my options were. It was very clear through our discussion that he is very knowledgeable, experienced, truly cares for his patients and wants what is best for them.
Now, I wouldn't want to get this procedure done for fun on my weekends or anything, but Dr. Wood and his assistant made it as pleasant as possible. They walked me through the entire process before starting anything and kept me informed throughout the process and even slowed it down to help me tolerate it a little bit better. I'm sure this slowed his day down, but he was so kind about it and really did not seem to mind at all. The procedure isn't pleasant by any means but it's so quick and the discomfort really is gone as soon as it is over. It's not really painful, just not exactly a fun thing to do. They actually had to turn some of the lights in the room off for me prior to starting the procedure because I just could not tolerate it, but the second he finished the first treatment, I was actually able to STARE INTO THE LIGHT! If you've never had a migraine this sounds ridiculous, but if you have migraines you understand how huge that is. I was in the MIDDLE of a migraine and was able to STARE at a fluorescent light WITHOUT PAIN! It was incredible. I hadn't been able to tolerate lighting for 5 days at this time and I could have cried I was so happy.
According to Dr. Wood, I will require two more treatments with my next two migraines but so far, it has been 72 days since my last migraine! And my last migraine was the one that was active when he did my treatment. Back story for this - I have been getting migraines every 6-20 days since I was 10 years old (I'm 31 now). I have actually NEVER gone this long without a migraine since I had my first one, and I cannot tell you how incredible that is. I had truly tried everything prior to this treatment. I avoided bright lights, perfumes, noises, certain foods (including chocolate and red wine), I tried medications, meditations, massage, acupuncture, basically everything you've read on the internet I have tried with little or no success. I actually eat chocolate now! It took me about a month to be that brave, but so far, I haven't had a migraine even with the chocolate I've started introducing back in to my diet (very, very slowly, but hey, any amount of chocolate is amazing when you haven't had any for years!). It actually took me a month to realize how much I had been restricting myself and my life over the years for fear of triggering a migraine, and it is so amazing to have a little more freedom back in my life after having such a successful treatment. His assistant was great too, very kind and caring and very helpful!
I cannot recommend Dr. Wood enough. If you are considering seeing him for anything I definitely recommend going to see him! And if you are just out there searching for an answer to your migraines, go see him!!!
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